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Tonight at Ten:

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a major breakthrough

in the treatment of Huntington's

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Disease which could lead

to new therapies for Alzheimer's

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and other conditions.

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By correcting the defect that

causes Huntington's,

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the new experimental drug

is potentially the biggest

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breakthrough in the field

for half a century.

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We talk to one family

affected by Huntingtons,

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as researchers underline

the significance of

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this major advance.

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For the first time

we have the potential,

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we have the hope of a therapy that

one day may slow or prevent

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Huntington's disease completely.

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We'll have more details

and we'll be looking

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at the potential for new treatments

for other conditions.

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Also tonight:

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Snow and ice cause disruption

on roads and at airports,

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with temperatures set

to fall sharply overnight.

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Police in Salford have launched

a murder inquiry after three

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children died in a fire in a house.

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New York police say

a man detonated a bomb

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at the city's main bus terminal.

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Four people were injured,

including the bomber.

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And tributes to the broadcaster

Keith Chegwin - once a familiar face

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who's died at the age of 60.

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And coming up on

Sportsday on BBC News:

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The full line up for

the Champions League -

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including a Messi draw for Chelsea

who'll face Barcelona

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in the last 16.

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Good evening.

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Scientists in London

have reported a major

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breakthough in the treatment

of Huntington's Disease

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and say it could lead

to new therapies for Alzheimer's

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and other conditions.

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It's been described as potentially

the biggest breakthrough

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in the field for half a century

by correcting the defect that

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causes Huntington's -

a disease which is incurable

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and kills most sufferers

within 20 years of diagnosis.

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Huntington's affects an estimated

10,000 people in the UK,

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with a further 25,000 thought to be

at risk, as our health

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correspondent James

Gallagher reports.

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The Allen family has been

blighted by Huntington's.

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They have seen their mother,

Stephanie, die from it.

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The last year of her

life, every time we

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all went to visit her, she just held

us and said, I want to die.

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The disease claimed

their uncle Keith

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and grant mother, Olive, too.

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They describe it as Parkinson's,

Alzheimer's and motor neurone

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disease all rolled into one.

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When you have got something

that is degenerative,

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you know that every day -

you know the last day was

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probably better than

the next one's going to be.

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Frank, his sister Sandy

and also their brother Peter's

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brains will all slowly degenerate

from Huntington's too.

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But now they have hope.

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The treatment is called

gene-silencing.

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Every cell in the body

contains genes which hold

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the instructions

for running the body.

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Huntington's disease is the result

of a corrupted gene that

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leads to the creation of a toxic

protein which destroys the brain.

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A messenger carries the blueprints

from the corrupted gene, this

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treatment sticks to the messenger,

disabling and lowering

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the production of

toxic brain protein.

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This will feel a little chilly.

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46 patients had the experimental

drug injected into the

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fluid that bathes the

brain and spinal cord.

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The trial should prove if

the therapy is safe and effective.

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It was led by scientists at the

University College London, who say

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the results are of

ground-breaking importance.

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For the first time we have

the potential, we have the hope

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of a therapy that one day may slow

or prevent Huntington's disease

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completely.

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This is the experimental therapy.

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It is exciting, but it is not

a cure, it will require far more

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research and following

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patients for years to come.

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This is a brain dieing

from huntington's.

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Doctors are starting longer trials

to see whether targeting the protein

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families like the Allens.

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If it works and it stops me getting

any worse, than would be fantastic

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personally, I never

really thought it would

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ever happen that that

would

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happen.

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It's all about that you know can

we stop it in other people, our

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children.

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This research also holds promise

for other illnesses -

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similar toxic proteins are found

in brain diseases including dementia

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and Parkinson's.

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I really think that this

is potentially the biggest

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break through in knew row

degenerative diseases for the last

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50 years.

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We have very similar situations

in a at least some cases

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of these other diseases

and if the over all mechanism

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is essentially the same,

we should be able to use

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the same general approach.

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The Allens have made

a promise to their

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children that a treatment would be

ready in time for them.

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Research over the next

four years will see if

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gene-silencing can

fulfil that promise.

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And James Gallagher is here.

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It is an important day, but as some

people have said it is not a

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treatment or a cure, are they right

to make all these ambitious claims?

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The thing about these diseases is

that they're some of the most

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intractable problems in all

medicine. If you have Parkinson's,

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Huntington's, dementia, there is no

cure or a drug to slow the pace. I

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have been following the research for

two years and it is the first hint

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of a drug that can slow the pace of

one of the diseases. It needs more

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research. So it is generating real

excitement, because it is targeting

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the fundamental cause of these

disease and beyond Huntington's it

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may show the way to more complicated

diseases.

Thank you.

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Snow and ice in some areas have led

to the closure of hundreds

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of schools in Wales and central

England today, while hundreds

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of homes in the West Midlands

and Oxfordshire are facing power

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cuts for a second night.

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Weather experts are warning that

clear skies overnight will see

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temperatures fall sharply again

and motoring organisations

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are warning about ice on the roads,

as our correspondent Sima Kotecha

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reports.

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A blanket of snow covering

large parts of the UK.

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It may look pretty but for many, it

causes disruption, chaos and stress.

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An ideal playground for children,

many of whom have had the day off,

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with hundreds of schools closed due

to slippery roads and pavements.

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Here in Birmingham, the council-run

schools are closed today.

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The local authority has faced some

criticism as a result,

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with some saying there was no need

because roads like this one have

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been cleared throughout the day.

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Now, the council says that,

tomorrow, it will be up

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to individual headteachers

as to whether they open or remain

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closed, and that the priority

for them is the safety of children.

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And it's not just around England.

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Schools in parts of Northern Ireland

and Wales have also been closed.

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On the roads, there's ice, making

driving dangerous and difficult.

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Some vehicle emergency services

are claiming they've had

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almost 14,000 calls today.

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Tonight, gritters

are out in full force.

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The crews have done about 15 runs

through the course of today.

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We've covered about 17,000

miles of gritting,

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which is from Gloucester

to Australia and back.

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Just trying to keep us moving.

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In South Wales, lorries

struggled with the conditions

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while in Northern Ireland,

temperatures dipped to almost

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minus double figures.

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Snowcapped rocks lining

some of the Belfast

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and Londonderry route.

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In the highest village in Surrey,

the altitude combined with strong

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winds made it a challenge but some

locals embraced the change.

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Up here, we sometimes get a flurry

but it never really settles,

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so I think this is the first time

in about three years we have had

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some decent snowfall.

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In the West Midlands,

an NHS Trust put out an appeal

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for four-wheel drive vehicles

to help stranded nurses

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get to hospitals.

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Well, we offered a number of them up

to our health colleagues

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because obviously there is a lot

of pressure on them at the moment

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in either getting them to patients

or getting patients to hospital,

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so we put them at the disposal of

the health colleagues we have got.

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We've got well trained drivers,

a lot of good vehicles

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that we are happy to lend.

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And the problems aren't

just on the road.

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A quarter of the flights

from Heathrow have been cancelled

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after the UK's busiest airport dealt

with the fallout from

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the weekend's heavy snow.

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And there are still delays to ferry

services between Dover and Calais.

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However, the port has now reopened

after being closed for a few hours.

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The Met Office says it's going to be

an extremely cold night,

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with some places experiencing

temperatures of around -13 Celsius.

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Much of the snow will turn to ice,

raising more concerns

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about travelling tomorrow.

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Sima Kotecha, BBC News.

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Well, Jon Kay is at at

a gritting station at Stroud

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in Gloucestershire.

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We have heard about some of the

work, but what is going on tonight?

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They're working flat out right here

at the moment. This giant dome

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stores salt and it was fall on

Friday, but half of it has gone.

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Tonight it is expected to be their

busiest night so far. 450 tonnes of

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salt will be spread. That is just in

Gloucestershire and just on the

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roads. That doesn't include the

motorways. The latest we have from

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the Met Office is that it is going

to be the coldest night of year so

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far. Let's look at the figures. In

the Scottish borders, it could be

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down to minus nine. In the

north-west of England, minus 10. The

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coldest part of Britain is mid Wales

where it could be minus 13. So

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gritting centres are trying to work

out when is the best time to put the

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salt down. If it is too cold it

won't work. If it is too wet it

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won't work. So they're using data

from sensors in the roads to find

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what is the best time for the rush

hour.

Thank you.

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Greater Manchester Police have

arrested five people,

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four of them on suspicion of

murder, after three children died

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in a house fire in Worsley.

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A 14-year-old girl, named

locally as Demi Pearson,

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was pronounced dead at the scene.

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An eight-year-old boy

and a seven-year-old girl

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died later in hospital.

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Their mother and another

three-year-old child

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are being treated in hospital.

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Our correspondent

Danny Savage reports.

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In a street of terraced houses

on the edge of Manchester, a family

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home, which was set alight early

this morning, is now a major

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crime scene.

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Neighbours who knew the victims

and saw what happened have

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been left deeply upset.

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Just a bang and all

fireballs coming from

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the house.

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Susan Smith watched in horror

as the children were rescued.

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They were carrying the children

into the ambulance and that.

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An awful thing to happen

on your own street?

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Yes.

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The 14-year-old girl who died

at the scene has been named locally

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as Demi Pearson.

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An eight-year-old boy

and seven-year-old boy died later

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in hospital.

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A three-year-old girl

is in a critical condition and the

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mother of all the children, named

locally as Michelle Pearson, is also

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seriously ill.

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The deaths of three

children is heart-breaking.

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Our thoughts are with the family,

the little girl and her mum who are

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fighting for their lives.

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Our specially trained

officers are now

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with the family to help them

through this devastating time.

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Tonight, several arrests have been

made - the majority of them

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on suspicion of murder -

as scores of detectives continue

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to work on this investigation.

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At the nearby Church

of St John the Baptist,

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the doors were opened tonight

for people to come in and

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remember the children

who died and it was

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well attended - such

is the

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effect of these awful events.

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Police in New York say

a man detonated a bomb

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close to the city's main

bus terminal during

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the morning rush-hour.

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Four people, including the bomber,

were injured in a small explosion

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in central Manhattan.

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A 27-year-old man, thought to be

originally from Bangladesh,

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has been arrested -

as our correspondent

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Nick Bryant reports.

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7.20 in the morning -

the height of the rush hour -

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and security camera footage

of an underpass at New

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York's busiest bus terminal.

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This low-tech bomb was detonated

deliberately in the hope of killing

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Monday morning commuters.

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The failed suicide

bomber had strapped the

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home-made device to his body

with velcro, but he was the only

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person that's seriously injured.

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Coming as such a busy time in such a

congested place, the intent appears

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to have been to cause

mass casualties.

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The Port Authority bus terminal

serves 65 million passengers a year,

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but only three other people

were treated for minor injuries.

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What the authorities

are calling a terror

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attack could have

been so much worse.

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Thank God the perpetrator did not

achieve his ultimate goals.

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Thank God our first

responders were there

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so quickly to address

the

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situation and to make

sure people were safe.

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This is the suspect,

Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old

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immigrant from Bangladesh

who arrived here in 2011.

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He would never have made

it into the country,

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claimed the White House,

under President Trump's proposed

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immigration limitations.

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We must protect our

borders, we must ensure

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that individuals entering our

country are not coming to do harm to

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our people and we must

move a merit-based

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similar of immigration.

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Back in New York, a quick

round of Instagrams

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and then the city moved on.

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What's remarkable is that within two

hours of attack, New York City

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has pretty much returned to normal.

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There is a road closure here,

but the subways are all open

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and people are going

about their business.

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This attack failed

to cause death and it

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failed to cause much disruption.

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The authorities believe

the failed bomber acted alone.

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The question they haven't

yet answered - was he

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inspired by the group calling

itself Islamic State?

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It got

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Lawyers for survivors

of the Grenfell Tower fire

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have called for a 'more diverse

panel' to advise the Chairman

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of the inquiry into the disaster.

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They were speaking at the start

of a two-day hearing

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into how the inquiry should proceed.

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71 people died in the tragedy

in June this year.

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Six months on, the BBC

has found that the cost

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of fire safety measures

in tower blocks has

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already reached

at least £600 million

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and could well be more than double

that, as our home editor

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Mark Easton reports.

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Across the country,

the shock from Grenfell can

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still be felt six months on.

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The question, "Am I safe?",

still echoes from hundreds

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of high-rise towers like these

in Greater Manchester.

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The more I have been thinking

about it, the less sleep

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I have been getting.

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I have been having broken sleep now

for weeks and weeks and weeks.

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I just don't trust the electrics

in these blocks any more.

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This is one that I have

actually put in.

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John Smith has been in this council

block for 20 years.

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The cladding that clings to the wall

outside John's flat failed safety

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tests and the council started

to remove the panels,

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but then work stopped amid confusion

over what should replace them.

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Fire wardens now

patrol day and night.

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If I had the money,

I would not be living here.

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I'd be living somewhere else.

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Thousands of residents of tower

blocks like this one

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in Greater Manchester have been told

that even now, without definitive

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guidance from central government,

the local authorities cannot give

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them an absolute assurance

of their safety.

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The current building regulations

and fire safety rules have been

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described as not fit for purpose.

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We will chase that again over the

next few days...

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Greater Manchester's high-rise task

force says it is frustrated that six

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months after the tragedy

in North Kensington, so much

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uncertainty and anxiety remains.

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This has taken far too long,

this is just simply not acceptable.

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What we have got here

is an industrial crisis,

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as far as I am concerned

and it is up to government

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to actually regulate this industry.

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With the government's review

of building regulations and fire

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safety not due to publish its final

report until spring next year,

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many housing providers across the UK

are reluctant to commit to safety

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improvements until the

post-Grenfell rules are clear.

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BBC research suggests that the bill

for work that councils and housing

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associations say must be done

after Grenfell has now reached

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at least £600 million and that is in

the public sector alone.

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But for all the safety

first promises made both

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nationally and locally,

there is an argument raging

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over who should pay.

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The pipe is going through the wall

here, they were not sealed properly.

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Phil Murphy is a former fire safety

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officer and after Grenfell,

0:18:120:18:13

he did checks on the Manchester

tower where he lives.

0:18:130:18:15

He discovered the building's

internal system to stop fire

0:18:150:18:18

spreading had been completely

compromised.

0:18:180:18:19

They found holes in the floors,

holes in the ceiling,

0:18:190:18:21

holes between the flats,

holes between the flats

0:18:210:18:23

and the escape route.

0:18:230:18:28

How dangerous was the block at that

time?

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Absolutely lethal.

0:18:320:18:32

Phil has now launched a campaign

for sprinklers to be fitted

0:18:320:18:35

to all high-rise towers

and many of his neighbours

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are backing him.

0:18:370:18:39

That would be a good idea. Because

all we have got is the holes there.

0:18:390:18:46

Someone is going to have to pay for

that, that is the problem.

0:18:460:18:51

The government says building

0:18:510:18:52

owners should fund safety

0:18:520:18:53

measures like sprinklers.

0:18:530:18:54

Even though many Fire Services

say they are essential.

0:18:540:18:57

Where I want to get

to is to fully cost this up,

0:18:570:19:00

look at the potential economic

impact here within Greater

0:19:000:19:02

Manchester and take that

to government and ask them

0:19:020:19:04

to actually pay for it.

0:19:040:19:05

Do you think central government

should foot the bill?

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Absolutely.

0:19:080:19:09

In the days after the Grenfell

tragedy, the Prime Minister said

0:19:090:19:11

she would not and could not ask

people to live in unsafe homes.

0:19:110:19:15

Six months on, and many high-rise

residents are still worried

0:19:150:19:17

that is exactly where they will

be this Christmas.

0:19:170:19:19

Mark Easton, BBC News,

Greater Manchester.

0:19:190:19:29

A man has been arrested on suspicion

of trespass after trying to climb

0:19:310:19:35

into the Buckingham Palace. The

police said the suspect was not

0:19:350:19:39

carrying any offensive weapons and

the incident they say is not now

0:19:390:19:43

being treated as terror related.

0:19:430:19:45

Three women who claim

they were sexually harassed

0:19:450:19:47

by Donald Trump have called

on the US Congress to investigate

0:19:470:19:50

allegations of his misconduct.

0:19:500:19:51

The White House has repeatedly

rejected the womens' accusations,

0:19:510:19:53

which first came to light

during last year's

0:19:530:19:55

presidential race.

0:19:550:19:56

Mr Trump's accusers are now

demanding accountability

0:19:560:19:58

for the President's actions,

as Rajini Vaidyanathan reports.

0:19:580:20:05

These three women are accusing

the most powerful man in the world

0:20:050:20:07

of sexual misconduct.

0:20:070:20:10

They first spoke out last

year, but in the wake

0:20:100:20:13

of the Harvey Weinstein scandal,

they are now calling on Congress

0:20:130:20:15

to investigate President Trump.

0:20:150:20:18

In an objective setting

without question, a person with this

0:20:180:20:21

record would have entered the

graveyard of political aspirations,

0:20:210:20:23

never to return,

0:20:230:20:24

yet here we are

with that man as President.

0:20:240:20:29

Jessica Leeds, who was at today's

news conference, says

0:20:290:20:31

she was assaulted by Mr Trump

decades ago while she was sitting

0:20:310:20:34

next to him on a flight.

0:20:340:20:37

The next thing I know,

Trump is over me like a wet blanket

0:20:370:20:42

and he is kissing and fondling

and everything, and the next thing

0:20:420:20:46

I realised was that he was putting

his hand up my skirt.

0:20:460:20:49

I grabbed my purse and went

to the back of the airplane.

0:20:490:20:56

TRUMP:

And when you are a star,

they let you do it.

0:20:560:20:59

You can do anything.

0:20:590:21:00

It was after the release of this

tape, where Mr Trump can be heard

0:21:000:21:03

bragging about groping women,

that more than a dozen accusers

0:21:030:21:06

came forward with allegations

of sexual misconduct.

0:21:060:21:09

All I can say it is totally fake

news, it is fake, it is made-up

0:21:090:21:12

stuff and it is disgraceful

what happens -

0:21:120:21:14

but that happens

in the world of politics, John.

0:21:140:21:20

But the women say they

are telling the truth.

0:21:200:21:23

Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos

says Mr Trump forcibly kissed her

0:21:230:21:25

on several occasions

a decade ago.

0:21:250:21:30

She wants to sue him for defamation

after he called her a liar.

0:21:300:21:33

If the judge in New York decides

the case should go ahead,

0:21:330:21:36

her lawyer could call

the President to testify.

0:21:360:21:39

No man is above the law,

0:21:390:21:40

including the President

of the United States.

0:21:400:21:42

In the past week alone,

three members of Congress have been

0:21:420:21:45

forced to resign over accusations

of sexual misconduct.

0:21:450:21:49

In this current climate,

many are asking why the same

0:21:490:21:52

pressure hasn't been applied

at the gates of the White House.

0:21:520:21:56

But many voters simply

aren't concerned.

0:21:560:21:58

Remember, Donald Trump won last

year's election in spite

0:21:580:22:00

of these allegations,

which he denies.

0:22:000:22:04

I felt like we had no choice...

0:22:040:22:06

But for these women,

it does matter because Donald Trump

0:22:060:22:08

is President of the United States.

0:22:080:22:11

It left me feeling very

gross, very dirty.

0:22:110:22:13

They want to raise the profile

of their allegations

0:22:130:22:15

and hope, in some way,

he will be held accountable.

0:22:150:22:18

Rajini Vaidyanathan,

BBC News, Washington.

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The BBC has commissioned one

of the largest surveys

0:22:250:22:27

of the incidence of sexual

harassment at work.

0:22:270:22:29

The poll of six thousand men

and women found that people working

0:22:290:22:32

in the hospitality sector,

self-employed workers,

0:22:320:22:34

and those on zero-hours

contracts, were more likely

0:22:340:22:36

to face unwanted attention.

0:22:360:22:40

Among the other findings,

40 per cent of women and 18 per cent

0:22:400:22:43

of men said they'd been sexually

harassed in the workplace.

0:22:430:22:48

Nearly one in seven women,

14 per cent, said they've been

0:22:480:22:51

sexually assaulted at work.

0:22:510:22:54

And five per cent of women said

they were told their career

0:22:540:22:57

would be advanced in return

for sexual favours.

0:22:570:22:59

Our special corrrespondent

Lucy Manning has been listening

0:22:590:23:01

to some of the women affected.

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I have had people ask me to send

them nude photos in the workplace

0:23:080:23:11

and you feel like nothing

is going to be done about it.

0:23:110:23:17

As a waitress, I experienced sexual

harassment all the time.

0:23:170:23:20

I almost think of my

work as sex work.

0:23:200:23:30

My boss was drunk and

tries to come onto me,

0:23:300:23:37

My boss was drunk and tries to come

onto me, he's wearing this, like,

0:23:370:23:41

bathrobe, it is disgusting.

0:23:410:23:42

For many young working women,

the question is not if they have

0:23:420:23:45

been harassed doing their job,

but how many times.

0:23:450:23:47

It is one of those things,

where there are so many examples

0:23:470:23:50

of it, it is difficult

to choose from.

0:23:500:23:52

It is quite difficult

to even pick one thing,

0:23:520:23:54

because it seemed so ingrained

into every interaction

0:23:540:23:56

that you have.

0:23:560:23:57

Honey Jamie worked in gyms but had

to leave the industry due

0:23:570:24:00

to harassment by men and women

she worked with.

0:24:000:24:03

The BBC's poll of 6000 people,

the largest survey on harassment

0:24:030:24:05

at work, found 40% of women said it

has happened to them.

0:24:050:24:08

I was a teenager at the time,

I felt almost in a way,

0:24:080:24:11

that this must be what it is like,

to have a job.

0:24:110:24:15

This is what it is like to be

a young woman, this is normal.

0:24:150:24:19

A work contact of mine who wasn't

in my company, you know,

0:24:190:24:21

a colleague from somewhere else,

decided to stick his

0:24:210:24:24

tongue down my throat.

0:24:240:24:25

Completely uninvited.

0:24:250:24:29

This woman has the text of a senior

colleague who lunged at her.

0:24:290:24:37

I am like, you don't remember trying

to kiss me. He said he was

0:24:370:24:41

devastated, I have never done that

in my life.

0:24:410:24:45

The BBC poll shows that 10% of women

0:24:450:24:47

have experienced harassment

in the last year.

0:24:470:24:49

Is that something

you find surprising?

0:24:490:24:50

No.

0:24:500:24:52

I don't think it's getting

any better with time.

0:24:520:24:56

I just feel like it

is more normalised.

0:24:560:24:58

I think women just accept it more.

0:24:580:25:00

People might think it is surprising

that so many women are still being

0:25:000:25:04

harassed in this day and age.

0:25:040:25:08

I can't imagine...

0:25:080:25:09

When the whole #MeToo thing

happened, there was not a single one

0:25:090:25:12

of my girlfriends who was remotely

surprised about how

0:25:120:25:14

many people spoke out.

0:25:140:25:15

The majority of my male friends just

looked at me and said I had no idea

0:25:150:25:19

that this was so common!

0:25:190:25:22

Female flexible workers are the most

likely to suffer harassment at work

0:25:220:25:24

with nearly 60% saying

they have experienced it.

0:25:240:25:29

I guess you just feel less worthy,

in precarious work.

0:25:290:25:31

I suppose there are more

people in our generation

0:25:310:25:33

who are working like this.

0:25:330:25:39

This woman prepares to head

to her waitressing job.

0:25:390:25:41

She works in the industry

with the most harassment.

0:25:410:25:46

The poll shows women in hospitality

have experienced the most harassment

0:25:460:25:49

where more than half have suffered

it, followed by

0:25:490:25:51

the service industry.

0:25:510:25:54

High rates of harassment

were reported in the public

0:25:540:25:56

sector and also in retail.

0:25:560:25:59

I was pouring a bottle of wine

for one guest and a bit of wine

0:25:590:26:02

splashed out onto his hand

and he told me to lick it off.

0:26:020:26:10

The poll found few have spoken out.

0:26:100:26:12

Of those women who say

they were harassed at work,

0:26:120:26:15

just 25% reported it

to anyone at all.

0:26:150:26:18

I know that I never reported it.

0:26:180:26:21

I left two jobs because I did not

feel confident enough

0:26:210:26:24

to report what was happening.

0:26:240:26:28

Do you think the high profile cases

are going to change it

0:26:280:26:31

for women in the workplace?

0:26:310:26:32

The high profile cases at the moment

are what inspired me to speak

0:26:320:26:35

up for the first time,

because I have never

0:26:350:26:37

spoken about it before.

0:26:370:26:40

If famous prominent women

can be treated the way

0:26:400:26:42

they have now revealed,

the reality for women

0:26:420:26:44

in offices, cafes and shops

is still largely hidden.

0:26:440:26:46

Lucy Manning, BBC News.

0:26:460:26:56

One of the most important oil

pipelines is being shut down after

0:26:580:27:02

crack was discovered in

Aberdeenshire. It carries around 40%

0:27:020:27:06

of Northsea crude oil across land

for processing at Grangemouth. The

0:27:060:27:11

brands of Brent crude rose after

news that the plant could be shut

0:27:110:27:15

for around three weeks.

0:27:150:27:18

Some half a million

children and young people

0:27:180:27:19

are gambling every week.

0:27:190:27:20

And for the first time,

the Gambling Commission's annual

0:27:200:27:23

survey, published tomorrow,

has looked at gambling

0:27:230:27:24

with virtual currencies,

known as 'Skins Betting'.

0:27:240:27:26

The regulators say cracking down

on the 3-billion pound industry

0:27:260:27:28

is one of their top priorities,

as our correspondent

0:27:280:27:30

Sian Loyd explains.

0:27:300:27:35

Being a student, you get your

student loan, some people

0:27:350:27:38

would spend it on expensive clothes,

you know, I spent it

0:27:380:27:48

on gambling virtual items.

0:27:480:27:49

There have been points

where I struggled to buy food

0:27:490:27:51

because it just takes priority.

0:27:510:27:53

Four years ago, Ryan's love

of gaming spiraled into gambling.

0:27:530:27:55

He has lost more than £2000.

0:27:550:27:56

He is one of a growing number

of gamers being drawn into the world

0:27:560:28:00

of so-called skins betting.

0:28:000:28:03

It is hard to ask your parents

for £1000 to buy, like,

0:28:030:28:13

like, a knife on CS-GO.

0:28:170:28:18

It is a lot easier to ask

for a tenner and try

0:28:180:28:21

and turn it into 1000.

0:28:210:28:23

These are those skins,

knives and weapons.

0:28:230:28:24

They are virtual items,

used when playing computer games,

0:28:240:28:26

like Counterstrike Global Offensive,

or as these young

0:28:260:28:28

people call it, CS-Go.

0:28:280:28:29

They have a commercial value,

some can be bought for pennies,

0:28:290:28:32

but the rare ones cost thousands

and are highly collectable.

0:28:320:28:35

They exist within the game,

but as these teenagers know,

0:28:350:28:38

there are unlicensed sites

where skins can be gambled and later

0:28:380:28:40

converted into cash.

0:28:400:28:47

Everywhere on the internet,

people are talking about how much

0:28:470:28:49

money they have lost

on gambling sites.

0:28:490:28:52

It is just like any other gambling,

it is all addictive,

0:28:520:28:54

you know, it is an issue.

0:28:540:28:56

I have known someone

of the age of ten who has

0:28:560:28:59

lost maybe about £2000.

0:28:590:28:59

I have gambled a bit myself.

0:28:590:29:01

You know, I'm not proud of it,

I have lost a bit of money.

0:29:010:29:05

The concern is that through games

like these, young people could be

0:29:050:29:08

drawn into new forms of online

gambling, which begs the question,

0:29:080:29:10

is the regulator struggling to keep

pace with the real problems

0:29:100:29:13

of the virtual world?

0:29:130:29:20

What we have identified now

is a new front of unlicensed skin

0:29:200:29:23

betting, that is particularly

appealing in some cases

0:29:230:29:25

to children and young people,

that is a chief concern to us.

0:29:250:29:30

They are running up bills,

perhaps on their parents' PayPal

0:29:300:29:32

account or credit card,

but the wider effect

0:29:320:29:34

is the introduction

and the normalisation of this kind

0:29:340:29:36

of gambling among children

and young people.

0:29:360:29:44

I think it it is a huge emergence

this year and I think it is going

0:29:440:29:48

to get bigger and bigger.

0:29:480:29:49

Children's charities

are also concerned.

0:29:490:29:50

They say many parents are not even

aware of the dangers and want to see

0:29:500:29:54

the Gambling Commission doing more.

0:29:540:29:55

Gambling is changing it's shape,

it is starting to occur

0:29:550:29:58

in new and different forms

and at the moment, regulators

0:29:580:30:00

do not seem to be doing

anything much about it.

0:30:000:30:07

Earlier this year,

the Gambling Commission did

0:30:070:30:08

prosecute one company operating

an illegal skins betting site

0:30:080:30:10

within the UK, but many are based

abroad and are easy for young people

0:30:100:30:14

to find via social media.

0:30:140:30:19

You don't see an 11-year-old walk

into a betting shop and betting

0:30:190:30:22

200 on a horse race,

you know, but you can

0:30:220:30:25

do it with this.

0:30:250:30:26

There is no stopping that.

0:30:260:30:29

Some games providers have put more

safeguards in place,

0:30:290:30:32

but the challenge for the gaming

industry and the regulator remains,

0:30:320:30:34

to keep pace with those

businesses who unscrupulously

0:30:340:30:36

target young people.

0:30:360:30:37

Sian Lloyd, BBC News.

0:30:370:30:42

The broadcaster Keith Chegwin,

known to millions of children

0:30:470:30:49

and young people in the 1970s

and 80s as one of television's most

0:30:490:30:52

familiar presenters has

died of a lung condition

0:30:520:30:54

at the age of 60.

0:30:540:30:57

He played a part in pioneering

new programme formats,

0:30:570:30:59

such as Multi-Coloured Swap Shop

and Cheggers Plays Pop in a varied

0:30:590:31:02

career that would span five decades,

as our correspondent Lizo Mzimba

0:31:020:31:05

reports.

0:31:050:31:15

His energy, his sheer enthusiasm,

made Keith Chegwin into a household

0:31:160:31:18

name.

0:31:180:31:21

Welcome to our very special

Christmas edition of Cheggers Plays

0:31:210:31:24

Pop.

0:31:240:31:29

A career on TV seemed

somewhat inevitable,

0:31:290:31:31

even in his early teens.

0:31:310:31:34

He was a natural in front of

the camera, in productions like this

0:31:340:31:37

road safety video.

0:31:370:31:43

Gosh, thanks!

0:31:430:31:46

Do you want to swap this?

0:31:460:31:47

Just a few years later, Cheggers,

as the public now called

0:31:470:31:50

him, was sharing the screen with

some of entertainment's most famous

0:31:500:31:52

faces.

0:31:520:31:55

How long did it take you to record

the album?

0:31:550:32:00

Figures who worked with Keith

Chegwin have been paying tribute.

0:32:000:32:02

I knew he was very unwell.

0:32:020:32:04

I spoke to him about

four weeks ago, and he

0:32:040:32:06

said he was recovering,

so I didn't expect this.

0:32:060:32:08

Very, very sad news.

0:32:080:32:10

His one-time presenting partner

and former wife, Maggie Philbin,

0:32:100:32:12

said: his career did decline

for a time,

0:32:120:32:16

and the public were shocked to

discover that he was an alcoholic,

0:32:290:32:32

something he spoke about when he

appeared on Celebrity Big Brother.

0:32:320:32:37

What I'd do is all the tricks.

0:32:370:32:40

You never buy a full

bottle of whiskey,

0:32:400:32:42

because you can't hide it,

so you buy 2/2 bottles.

0:32:420:32:49

In fact, reality TV helped

give him a new outlook.

0:32:490:32:53

He was able to regain

much of the fame

0:32:530:32:55

of his early career,

thanks to his honesty,

0:32:550:32:57

personality, and endless ability

to laugh at himself.

0:32:570:33:05

Few TV stars can claim to have had

a top-selling chart hit, to have

0:33:050:33:09

entertained and delighted millions

while in their teens, and then to

0:33:090:33:11

have still been doing the same

for viewers decades later.

0:33:110:33:18

The broadcaster Keith

Chegwin - Cheggers -

0:33:220:33:23

who's died at the age of 60.

0:33:230:33:26

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